Fr. Mathew Kadalikkattil was a fervant devotee of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and a man of compassionate heart whose love for God found expression in the concern for the poor and forlorn. As a parish priest he was very much like the 'Cure De Ars' who spent long hours in the confessional and brought about changes in the lives of many sinners.
The Congregation was founded on 1st January 1911 by the Venerable Fr. Mathew Kadalikkattil. On 11th March 1976, the Congregation of the sisters of Sacred Heart raised to the status of Juris Pontifices by the Holy See.
Date of Birth |
1872 April 25 |
Ordination |
1901 February 11 |
First Holy Qurbana(Mannanam Asramam) |
1901 February 28 |
Vicar Karoor Church |
1903-1906 |
Vicar Lalam Old Church |
1906-1910 |
Assistant Vicar-Pala Valiya Palli(Now Cathedral Church) |
1910-1914 |
Establishment Of SacredHeart Congregation |
1911 January 1 |
Vicar Lalam New Church |
1914-1917 |
Establishment Of LP School at Kannadiurumbu |
1918 |
Vicar The Filial Church at Kannadiurumbu & Chaplin of FC Convent & |
1920-1935 |
Establishment Of St Mary's G H S Pala |
1925 |
Establishment of Pampoorampara Piligrim Centre |
1930 |
Death at 3 AM in his room in the Presbytery of Pala Valia Pally |
1935 May23 |
Buried in the Three Kings Church Pala |
1935 May 24 |
Canonisation Process Started on |
1989 January 24 |
The mortal Remains of Founder Fr transfered to in a tomb of |
1937 Sept 6 |
As required by Caonisation Process the mortal remains exhumed And |
1990 Feb 24 |
Venerable |
2011 June 27 |
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